Ms. Nicole Pereschuk joined Mrs. Colton as her student teacher in mid-January. Ms. Pereschuk, an Art Education major at Shipppensburg University, will complete the first half of her student teaching experience in mid-March. Currently, she is working with Mrs. Colton’s students in both the Intermediate School and Nancy Grayson.

A graduate of North Hagerstown High School, Ms. Pereschuk has a background in photography and an Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design from Hagerstown Business College (now known as Kaplan University). Her art studies as Shippensburg University have been focused on painting and ceramics. She typically works in portraiture and prefers the medium of oil paint. The art department extends her a belated welcome, and wishes her good luck!

The SASD Art Department is proud to announce that two of our faculty, Mrs. Sarah Maclay (Grace B. Luhrs and SASHS) and Mr. Aric Sites (SASHS), are included in Shippensburg University’s Best Of The Best Exhibition: Pennsylvania Art Educators. This judged art exhibition was open to all K-12 educators in Pennsylvania and all submissions had to be from works created within the past two years.

Mrs. Maclay was the recipient of the "Best In Exhibit Award" for one of her three featured paintings. The winning painting, an 13"x17" acrylic work entitled, "Memory Feels Alive," is pictured above.

The exhibit, at Huber Art Center’s Kauffman Gallery at Shippensburg University, is open to the public beginning Saturday, February 15, 2014. The Huber Arts Center is located on the Shippensburg University Campus at 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. -1:00 p.m. The exhibition closes on Thursday, March 6, 2014.